Bio

Bio

Barbara Lay Platts...

is a Colorado-based columnist and reporter exploring the ever-changing landscapes affecting the millenial generation.

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Barbara lay platts...

writes weekly columns for: The Aspen Times Weekly and Telluride Daily Planet. She has received 13 awards from the Colorado Press Association for her columns, including: Best Serious Column, Best Humorous Column and others.

All In The Family - How One Family Brought Their Ranch To Life And Invited The Community In

Shackled in a Ski Town - Behind Locked Doors

Sober October - 30 Days in Without Booze in the Drunkest City in the State

Bubblegum Punch - Experiencing My First Wedding Sans Booze

Death of a Mountain Town - Aspen Has Lost Its Wild West Persona, But Maybe That's Not All Bad

Love The Wine You're With - A Thriving Wine Industry In Our Backyard

Race To The Summit - How A Little Bit Of Pain Can Go A Long Way

Deeper Than Powder - Reflections On A Recent Death In Aspen

Greif: One Year Later

I Don't Want To Grow Up - Being Pan In Aspen

I Am My Dog's Mother - Succumbing To The Slippery Slope To Parenthood

The Damage Of Generalizing - Harmful Insults Only Widen The Generation Gap

'Twas The Night Before Ski Day

Say You Will, Sayulita - A Family Vacation In A Magical Mexican Town

Can't Buy Me Aspen - Why Living In Aspen Is Priceless

The Lawn Rules - The Dos And Don'ts Of The Lawn Next To The Benedict Music

Magazine

magazine

Magazine

magazine

Barbara Lay Platts...

worked as the Associate Editor and Marketing Coordinator for Modern Luxury's Aspen Magazine from 2014 to 2016, reporting directly to the president of the company, Alan Klein, and the editor-in-chief Cindy Hirschfeld. Barbara also does freelance work for Aspen Sojourner Magazine.

Freelance work: Aspen Sojourner Magazine Holiday Issue 2017/18

Freelance work: Aspen Sojourner Magazine Summer Issue 2017

Freelance work: Aspen Magazine Insider's Guide 2017/18

Freelance work: Aspen Magazine Insider's Guide 2016/17

Editor and marketing work: Aspen Magazine's Winter Issue 2015

Editor and marketing work: Aspen Magazine's Summer Issue 2015

Editor and marketing work: Aspen Magazine's Insider's Guide 2015/16

Editor and marketing work: Aspen Magazine's Midwinter Issue 2015

Editor and marketing work: Aspen Magazine's Midsummer Issue 2015

Radio

Radio

Radio

Radio

BARBARA LAY PLATTS...

has produced environmentally focused, community and millennial-oriented stories for NPR's member station, Aspen Public Radio. In addition to reporting, she serves as the Digital Content Manager, managing all of the content on the website and creating a weekly newsletter covering local politics and happenings.

Digital

DIGITAL

Digital

DIGITAL

BARBARA LAY PLATTS...

created a weekly e-newsletter for Aspen Public Radio while she worked there as the digital content manager. The e-newsletter, titled Fork Fed, came out each Friday, giving readers a recap of the week's news in the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Barbara also freelances for websites that cover food and cocktail news.